M-10 - CMReport - 4-12-24

______________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF TIFFIN CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL April 12, 2024 • On Monday we had a 30% plan review for the upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant. The meeting went well and everything is still on schedule. MSA spent half the day going through things with Brett and Adam to make sure this initial set of plans covers the big-ticket items required by the DNR. The next plan review is at 60% completion which should be within the next two months. At that point, MSA will be at the corresponding work session to review the plans with the council and to answer any questions. • The preconstruction meeting for the Kimberlite South – Improvements Project was also held on Monday. Attached is the proposed schedule for the project. Most of the meeting centered around notifying the baseball/softball organizations about the project and how we are going to coordinate the City’s work with the work being done by the developer on the north side of Highway 6. Although we still have some items there to get resolved, we believe the two projects will still be able to work in tandem. • The City has been approached by a resident who wants to take part in a conservation initiative called ‘No Mow May’. This is simply what it sounds like in that this initiative encourages residents to not mow their yards for the month of May to help create habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This individual wanted to know if the City would ‘waive’ the portion of the nuisance ordinance that addresses grass height requirement in order to be able to participate. This is the first time we’ve ever received a request like this. I’d like to have some feedback from the council on this during the meeting on Tuesday night. • The Joint Entities Meeting scheduled for this Monday, April 15th has been cancelled due to no agenda items. The next meeting will be on Monday, July 15th and hosted by the City of North Liberty. • Just a friendly reminder the City-Wide Garage Sales are scheduled for the weekend of May 3rd – 5th. The City-Wide Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday May 11th. • Just another friendly reminder that the Tiffin Emergency Responders Association Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, May 5th from 6:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Tiffin Fire Station.